__________________In the world of destiny, there are no statistics.Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lumpMid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodesER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy.March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycleMay 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsyJune 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy, June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negativeAugust 7th - Brain MRI-negativeAugust 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negativeJanuary 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07July 2008-Finished Herceptin!